⭐ Merited by DdmrDdmr (1)
I updated the table and chart on the first page on this thread.
Since September 17, 2018, 3595 members have given at least one merit to 9781 newbies.
I also published monthly statistics for September and October 2019, because I did not update this thread in the previous month. LoyceV is the leader of September 2019, Mitchell is the leader of October 2019.
In my opinion, such approach is correct. Some of the newbies who want to ask a non-generic question begin discussions which evolve and become interesting to read, so these newbies deserve merits.
Since September 17, 2018, 3595 members have given at least one merit to 9781 newbies.
I also published monthly statistics for September and October 2019, because I did not update this thread in the previous month. LoyceV is the leader of September 2019, Mitchell is the leader of October 2019.
While not all of them are spammers, I do think that the vast majority of their posts are of very low quality and are made primarily for bounties or signature campaigns, which has been the case for years now.
Yeah, it is very rarely to see good posts from newbies. I saw some users sent merits to Newbies who opened threads to ask for help, with serious questions, not to get posts. It is hard to say it is right or wrong way to use merits, but I think that approach is flexible and not too bad. Posts are acceptable quality (just for newbies) even they are questions.In my opinion, such approach is correct. Some of the newbies who want to ask a non-generic question begin discussions which evolve and become interesting to read, so these newbies deserve merits.